The Doom of the Noldor

[Kuruharan]

I think that if Orodreth would have come to war in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the elves would have been able to vanquished the Armies of Morgoth.

Although it could be looked at as an example of the Doom working to keep the forces of the Noldor divided and preventing them from gaining a victory, I disagree. I don't think that the entire host of Nargothrond would have created victory out of defeat. The Noldor were able to almost break into Angband, almost. If the Elves of Nargothrond had been there from the beginning they might have gotten in. But would it have made a great deal of difference if they had? They would have broken into a massive maze of tunnels that they were unfamiliar with. Bad for them, good for orcs. They would have expended themselves in fighting underground and it might have turned out to be a greater disaster than it was i.e. Turgon and most of his folk might have been killed, no more Gondolin, no Tuor and Idril, no Earendil...Bad!

This might be taken as an example of Orodreth's stubborness working out for the good.

(Just a contrary interpretation for you. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )